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Peitiion to Members of the U.S. Congress, from Central American social movements

San Salvador, El Salvador

Fifth mesoAmerican Forum of the People

To members of the United States Congress:

We, the undersigned, want to communicate to you that the Central America Free Trade Agreement will hurt the ordinary citizens of our countries. We understand that in the United States promoters of this agreement say that our people will benefit; however, we believe CAFTA will benefit only the most wealthy and powerful in our countries at the expense of the majorities of our populations.

Specifically, we believe CAFTA will:

• Bankrupt millions of small farmers and deprive our countries of the ability to grow our own food;

• Destroy small businesses, making them prey to large national and transnational corporations;